Monday, November 14, 2011

The Honor Of Being Called Mommy

Many years ago I had a vision. No, not chandeliers shaking as a slow fog filled the room. But a vision nonetheless.

If asked as a teenager what my family would look when I grew up I often said I would have seven children & would stay home taking care of them. Most times I got a sort of an eyebrow raised, nose in the air, tight lipped look. And that was from my friends!! Forget the older women I told this to! They would just laugh & tell me how naive I was & that once I had ONE baby I would change my mind real quick!!Wow! What a discouragement!!Here I am, this young girl with a beautiful God given vision & my friends with some family as well were trying to steal it. Remember, satan comes to steal, kill, & destroy & he will use whatever means necessary to do just that. Including you're sweet little old neighbor down the street. I see this happening with my daughter. She is around the corner from turning seventeen & she longs to have a large family & stay home with her babies. However, there is already so much opposition to that "lofty dream"She has already been told it's impossible. That breaks my heart for her.Often times she'd smile & says she wants twelve children, but lately she says "as many God wants to give me"That statement makes me so proud of her because she's putting faith in God for an area that seems to be "off limits" to Him. Now, will she follow through on this mindset? I like to think so but I can't control her life or her walk with God. All I can do is present to her His Word, pray for her, be an example to her, and trust God for the rest.

It is an honor to be called "Mommy" I'm so thankful my daughter sees that.